Counselling a Woman Traumatized by Severe Abuse

Jodi Bryant

doi:10.4236/psych.2014.57083

Abstract

The manuscript is a case report on a newly married Christian wife and mother of 3 children who sought help at a college counselling service for substance dependence and marital problems. Her past sexual trauma had manifested as severe traumatic reactions, which had contributed to a chronic emotionally distressed life, sexual promiscuity, and substance dependence, and she was unable to function appropriately in most spectrums of vitality. After the case issues and counselling approaches were researched, family members attended 11 Christ-centered or Spirituotherapy counselling sessions during which theistic and CBT interventions were used. The client gained insight into her past and current issues; grew spiritually; decreased her substance use; gained better communication skills, parenting, and coping methods; maintained a part-time job; and learned relapse prevention and management strategies. It was recommended that she continue theistic counselling.

Highlights

Ana*, a 33-year-old distressed woman who was desperate for help for her addictions, consistently overwhelmed, and emotionally erratic, was referred to me at a local college counselling center by a faculty member
Theistic interventions, Spirituotherapy, Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), PE, and FT strategies worked for Ana, in addition to her medication
Ana had affirmative responses to five of the six screening categories done in a research study on civilian trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Resnick et al, 1993)

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Introduction

Ana*, a 33-year-old distressed woman who was desperate for help for her addictions, consistently overwhelmed, and emotionally erratic, was referred to me at a local college counselling center by a faculty member. Ana had been searching for a Christian counsellor and the faculty member shared with her that the author was being trained as a professional counsellor and that the author shared the same Christian faith and values as she did. How to cite this paper: Bryant, J. Counselling a Woman Traumatized by Severe Abuse Psychology, 5, 718-735.

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